The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-30
SEPTEMBER MAGAZINES.
A Glance at the Contents of Some of the
LITERARY and Technical Periodicals.


Literary and Technical Periodicals.
In the September Scrlbner most attractive
article, both in text and illustration. is THE
Modern Nile" by Edward L. Wilson. The sub
ject is hackneyed one, but the descriptions are
not those of the ordinary tourist who goes oyer
the conventional route of travel, but show close
study of places and people, and thorough &C
quaintance with the country. Something rather
unusual from the pen OF clergyman is an &C
count by Rev. w. S. Rainsford, rector of ST.
Georges Church, New York, of his experience
during several seasons in camping and hunting
IN the Rocky mountains. He relates several
exciting adventures with bears, which animals
on one or two occasions turned the tables and
hunted him. The installment of Thackeray
letters is accompanied this month by some
objections of his friends, Mrs. Brookfed
and Miss Kate Perry. novelty in the
way OF fiction, is story of Japanese life
which gives pleasant impression of the gentle
ness ana sweetness of character of the women OF
that country. Another good story is .Flandroe's
Mogui.' by A. c. Gordon. Two educa tional
articles on the .DeveIopmenr of the American
University" by Prof George L. Ladd of Yale,
and "Engllsh in Newspapers and Novels" BIZ
Professor Hill of Harvard. The view is taken
In the latter paper that the language suffers
deterioration through the necessarily hasty and
often careless preparation of matter for the
daily press and that many writers of novels be-
ing either journalists themselves readers of
publications of the highest class fall into the
same errors "It follows he says that inn
provement in the quality of current English is
to be brought about, if at all. not by ain
EFFORTS TO prevent the production or the
dissemination of newspapers and novels but by
raising the average OF those that are produced.
men aid women of culture and or high aims
must be brought into the business Students in
our colleges who are looking to book-making
to journalism as a profession must be urged to
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write should ALWAYS and under all conditions be
their best; and that by best is meant, not merely
English that will bear grammatical and rhetor-
lcai tests. but English that means something,
and means it so strongly that reader who has
once begun the article or the chapter feels
obliged to finish e." Maurice Thompson con-
Motif of Bird Song" Moncure d. Con way
presents some historical incidents connected
with the formation Of the federal Constitution.
which, in view OF the approaching centennial
celebration, of timely interest "Seths
Brothers Wife, approaches its climax and main
tains its intensity of interest. The poetry of the
number is OF average merit
OF the articles of general interest in Popular
Science Monthly for September may be mention
ed that sleep and its counterfeits, meaning the
phenomena of hypnotisn. hysteria. frances, etc.
Henry ]. Philpott continues his social studies
and discourses of the specialization of various
traits and Tenderness through hereditary
perienced by women in taking an industrial
position equal to that of is to be accounted
for by another reason than that OF prejudice or
other outside cause. He says:
"A painstaking inquiry into the relations sub |
slstlng between specialization, heredity and
special aptitudes cannot fail to furnish clew
to some part of the trouble. We often speak of |
the various differences, mental and otherwise. |
between man and woman Among them all there |
Is none more striking than this that mans |
work has been highly specialized. while wom- |
been evolved out of her original specialty-as |
weaving spinning, baking. etc. But these new |
specialties have mostly been given to men. not |
women. To all intents and purposes woman has |
now, always, specialty-housekeep ing |
Hence the intense heredity of it. 1t is bred in |
the bone. The carpenters son may fail to de- |
velop special aptitude for working in wood; but |
she of long line of carpenters, whose male |
ancestors on his mothers side were also carpent- |
ers, would be sure to. This case never occurs |
Masculine specialties are numerous. Male |
cestors also numerous. Their specialtes |
are not one. but many Now, if it happens that |
one OF these ancestors had a speciality particu- |
1.-sy adapted to transmission which had become |
= cart OF his nature before his children |
borc, his pose Gritty may have inherited his spe- |
cial aptitude regardless othe occupations of their
i'm ediate male parents. But. OF course, 1t |
would all the time be diluted by its mixture with
aptitudes inherited through other strains"
Other articles chronological Studies in
AMMAN and Tonquin," Cork and its Manufact-
ure." Speeches at the recent Tyadall Banquet"
Some Human Iustncts." and sketch of the
Life OF Audubon, with portrait
The leading paper in the Magazine of Amer
lean History for September is biographical
sketch o. the distinguished revolutionary officer,
Gen. James M. Varnum, from the graceful pen
of Judge dvocate Asa Bird Gardiner U. S. A.,
LII. D. The second article slow California
Was Secured" by Hubert Howe Bancroft, will
command attention. Then comes "Our Revolu-
tionary Thunder" by James D. Butler, of Wis
consin. short but admirable in its scope Moth
ing in this number, however. will attract more
genuine appreciation than the fourth paper, en-
titled Union. Secession. Abolition. Ilustra-
ted in the Careers of Webster, Calhoun, Sum-
ner," by w. NJ. Dickson. of Cincinnati. 1t is a
study and h readable production. It
is followed by 1.-The United States and the
Greek Revolution" article OF exceptional
er papers arc III G. Van Schaacks Historical
Treasures" and Original Documents contain the
Memorandum of Route Pursued by Colonel
Campbell. in 1879. from Savannah to Augusta,
Ga" annotated by Col. Charles G. Jones, jr.,
LIZ D. Published at No 743 Broadway. New
York city.
The Overland Monthly contributes share to
The current war literature in a series of Indian
war papers by Gen. 0. O. Howard. Whether
these will be followed with the story as told by
the other side is not known, but IL is not impos-
sible that the enterprise born OF competition
with Indian Chiefs This, indeed. might prove
q taking feature, since the red men have not
often had opportunity of giving to the public
their version of the difficulties between them
selves and white men; and out of the growing |
judicial tendency OF the age comes fancy for
hearing both sides before reaching partisan
conclusions. Nearly all the contributors to this
magazine have the flavor of the Pacific const,
and very agreeable flavor it is. though at times,
perhaps, little overpowering to the unac-
slimated taste.
Spelling" is the name of new magazine
devoted to the simplifcation of photography"
It is the Official organ of the Spelling Reform
Association. Those who are interested in the
phonetic system will be gratifed learning
rouph this mn hi on of the number of distiu-